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Dr Ben Spencer vs Kim Johnson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dr Ben Spencer
Dr Ben Spencer
Con Runnymede and Weybridge
vs
Photograph of Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Kim Johnson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 958 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 906 different votes 958 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
15 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
51 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 99 shared votes
45 Aye 54 No
89 Aye 13 No
Migration 4% aligned 102 shared votes
9 Aye 93 No
17 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 20 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 14 No
Trade 0% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 155 of 649
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,173
1,658 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
595
50.7% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
578
49.3% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Transport
55 of 64 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
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